Asus today unveiled its 2019 flagship, the ZenFone 6. Sporting the latest hardware, its headlining features are its motorized flip camera, a huge 5,000mAh battery, and the very attractive starting price point of $499.For you spec junkies, here's what you get:
SPECS
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Display |
6.4" FHD+ IPS LCD |
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Software |
Android 9.0 Pie, ZenUI 6 |
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CPU |
Snapdragon 855 |
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RAM |
6/8GB |
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Storage |
64/128/256GB, expandable via microSD |
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Battery |
5,000mAh |
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Camera |
48MP IMX586 (f/1.7) + 13MP 125° ultrawide, flippable for front-facing |
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Headphone jack |
Yes |
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Connectivity |
2x2 MIMO, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, dual nano SIM, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC |
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Measurements |
159.1 x 75.4 x 9.2 mm, 190g |
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Colors |
Midnight Black, Twilight Silver |
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Price |
$499/€499 |
That's a lot of phone for $499. I've actually had a unit for the last couple of days and I'm extremely impressed. Expect our review in the coming days, but if you want a quick peek at my thoughts thus far: this is Asus's best phone yet.
As usual, Asus spent a lot of time talking about the camera and the flip mechanism. The latter is pretty cool, so if you don't take selfies or video chat all that often, it's a good solution for giving you unmitigated screen real estate. And the sound is pretty neat.
Expect for Asus to start shipping ZenFone 6 orders in the next couple of weeks.